System instability may also result from memory leaks, data races, and deadlocks. All of these symptoms are manifestations of poor resource management. Even though resource management is a hard topic, there is a mechanism that can help you reduce the number of problems. One such mechanism is automatic resource management.
In this context, a resource is something you gain access to via the operating system and you have to make sure you use it correctly. This may mean using dynamically allocated memory, open files, sockets, processes, or threads. All of these require specific actions to be taken when you acquire them and when you release them. Some of them also require specific actions during their lifetime. Failure to release such resources at the right time leads to leaks. Since the resources are usually finite, in the long run, leaks will turn to unexpected behavior when no new resources can be created.
Resource management is so important in C++...
